endangering
Putting at risk
Endangering is putting someone or something at risk of harm, damage, or destruction.
The word typically appears in legal and safety contexts: reckless endangering of a child, endangering public health.
It implies creating danger through action or negligence rather than direct harm—the threat itself constitutes the offense.
Putting at serious risk
- imperilingExposing to potential harm
- hazardingTaking a risk
- exposingMaking something known
- compromisingExposing to harm or scandal
threatening · peril · jeopardy · vulnerability · precariousness · harm · damage · liability
Expressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- harmingCausing injury or damage
- damagingCausing loss or injury
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
killing · injuring · devastating · undermining · sabotaging · lethal · fatal · deadly
jeopardizing
Putting at serious risk
- imperilingExposing to potential harm
- hazardingTaking a risk
- exposingMaking something known
compromising · threatening · peril · jeopardy · vulnerability · precariousness · harm · damage · liability · brinkmanship
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
destroying · killing · injuring · devastating · undermining · sabotaging · lethal · fatal · deadly · destructive
endangeringprotecting
Keeping from harm
safeguarding · defending · guarding · shielding · preserving
endangeringconserving
Protecting from depletion
preserving · maintaining · sustaining · nurturing · fortifying
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